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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1937
Page
3
Keep your head and temper. A driver upset by small things or distracted cannot drive safely. Hurrying and worrying both cause accidents. Don’t take your mind off driving or remove worries only before you start. City driving demands constant alertness. you cannot be a part time safe driver.
London Answers Magazine notes that cats were rare in the tenth century and protected by law with fixed prices. Kittens cost a silver penny, rising to fourpence after catching the first mouse. Black cats were valued more highly than colored ones.
The word communism was first coined in Paris secret revolutionary circles during 1834 to 1839, marking its early emergence in political thought. The term appears in historical discussions of 19th century radical movements and influences across Europe.
A brief note on manners and humane conduct stressing that true courtesy arises from sincere attitude. It highlights gentleness, consideration for others, and an ethical stance rooted in everyday actions rather than outward form.
A vintage weight loss ad promotes Kruschen Salts as a cheap 4 week plan to slim the chin hips and abdomen and boost energy. It instructs taking half a teaspoon in hot water daily and weighing before and after to show results. The copy urges a dietary change and asserts safer fat loss with the product.
FRED BIERMANN reflects on high rents in Washington and a North Dakota congressman Burdick buying a Maryland farm to avoid city costs. He argues taxes and loans fund expenditures, urges careful spending, and explains Washington’s street grid and cherry blossom timing. The piece ends with a note on Supreme Court hearings and petition volume.
In 148 years under the Constitution the congress has enacted 2490 public laws distinct from appropriation bills and private measures. Of these, 73 have been invalidated by the Supreme Court, including 11 struck by 3 to 4 decisions.
Lawmakers push forward on appropriation bills, each higher than prior. Most major measures linger in committee as the session awaits a Supreme Court decision.
Package Dbecs can be bought in 2 3 or 6 pound sizes. Farmers may use the 1937 conservation program to finance weed control. Warm seed potatoes before planting unless already started. Guidance on alfalfa and clover seed use. Iowa faces a severe grasshopper infestation with an estimate of 18 000 tons of poison bait planned. egg deposits observed last fall across the state though northern areas show lighter deposits.
The article notes Cobblers remain the top potato variety in Iowa for general use due to higher yields and desirable white mealy tubers. It also mentions alternative varieties with varying success and emphasizes planting Cobblers again this year. It then shifts to farm practices praising grassed waterways on Ben Witter’s 109 acre Mc Gregor area farm, maintained for 35 years, and ends with advice to avoid crowding chicks in brooders to reduce mortality, stressing proper space, temperature, insulation, and warm sleeping areas.
Jerusalem is described as the city most frequently targeted by attacks, with repeated incidents marking a reputation for violence. The report notes the persistent danger facing residents and the broader implications for security in the area.
The article notes Shreveport in Louisiana was named for Capt. Henry Miller Shreve who founded a settlement there in 1833. It also explains that the word Tet(on) derives from the Indian titonwan meaning dwellers on the prairie.
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